Gut-friendly porridge with quince cardamom puree + sweet dukkah
I know I’ve shared a lot of alternative-grain porridge’s here over the years (sprouted quinoa, millet + pumpkin, cinnamon quinoa, strawberry + rhubarb quinoa, millet + quinoa, not to mention all the others I’ve shared in my books) but truth be told, I’ve always been a huge fan of traditional oat porridge first and foremost. It’s […]
Green tomato + ginger chutney
I know it might be a bit late in the season for some of you, but I wanted to quickly share this recipe I’ve been making for years in the hopes that it might help out a few of you dealing with a glut of green tomatoes at the tail end of the growing season… […]
Roasted quince + cardamom popsicles
A couple of years ago while visiting a truffle farm in Christchurch, we came across a laden quince tree where Angela asked Alesha and I how we liked to prepare quinces. Having only prepared quinces a handful of times myself (they’re not exactly a common fruit around these parts of the world), many years ago when I worked as […]
Chickpea, tomato + kale stew with herbed yoghurt
I spent the afternoon yesterday, picking all the green tomatoes in our garden which are refusing to ripen in this cooler weather. Today the plants will be ripped out, making way for our winter crops. I’m hoping to get a little time this week (can’t guarantee though, as it’s the school holidays!) to make one […]
Cardamom, pistachio + rose chocolate crackles (vegan + gluten-free)
Winter has decided to arrive overnight here in New Zealand and after the long hot summer we’ve been blessed with, it’s come as a bit of a shock to the system. The beanies and scarves are out, slippers too. I’ve been drinking copious cups of tea to keep warm and while it’s nice to have […]
Sprouted mung bean curry (vegan)
When the weather cools enough to warrant a jumper and socks in the morning, but not yet a beanie, this is the kind of curry I crave. Light and fragrant enough to be nourishing and warming at this time of year, but not exactly the stick-to-your-ribs type food I crave in the depths of winter. […]
Roasted eggplant with pomegranate molasses dressing
Eggplants are one of the very few vegetables I never really liked growing up (mushrooms and green capsicums were the other two) and it wasn’t until adulthood that I learnt to really love them. Done right they really are something quite special, and one of my all time favourite ways to prepare them is simply […]